PLA soldier went missing looking for yaks, hope India returns him soon, says ChinaworldUpdated: Oct 20, 2020, 09:50 ISTChina’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has confirmed that one of its soldiers had gone “missing” along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on Sunday night and has requested the Indian Army to return him according to protocol. The Indian Army on Monday said it had apprehended a Chinese soldier, identified as a colonel, in eastern Ladakh’s Demchok sector, after he had strayed across the LAC. Issuing a statement on the missing PLA soldier on Monday night, Colonel Zhang Shuili, spokesperson of the Western Theatre Command, said a PLA soldier went missing while looking for lost yaks on the evening of October 18. Zhang said the Indian side had promised to support the search and also promised to return the Chinese soldier after finding him. Zhang said the Indian army had assured the Chinese counterpart that the soldier will be returned after medical examination.

Source: Hindustan Times October 20, 2020 04:17 UTC